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Barack Obama: Washington should stop subsidizing millionaires. In fact, if you're earning a million dollars a year, you shouldn't get…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
Washington should stop subsidizing millionaires. In fact, if you're earning a million dollars a year, you shouldn't get special tax subsidies or deductions. On the other hand, if you make under $250,000 a year like 98 percent of American families, your taxes shouldn't go up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama argues against tax subsidies for millionaires while advocating for tax relief for the majority of American families.

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